this was the demand of president obama's envoy frank wisner. it did not sit well with the egyptian people, with the protesters on that square. they rejected it whole-heartedly saying, we to want see you go now. it did not live up to their expectations. one of the protesters that i spoke with said, he's been lying for 30 years, why should we believe him now? another one said, he'll use these next seven months to round people up who have been protesting against him over these last few days. >> alex, as we look at these images from cairo, we can see so many people, a million are some of the estimates, on the streets, protesting loudly, holding up signs. what can we expect today, though, now that this announcement has been made that he is stepping down? >> reporter: well, if it was an effort to placate the crowds, it has not done that. i'm looking at live pictures, again, of thousands of people on the square. it's a beautiful day in cairo. a beautiful day for protesting. i can tell do you you that given the fury i saw last night and over the last w